Mop and wringer



residing at Chicago, in the; county Patented May 20, 1924.

I UNITED TATEZS': PA

roUIsE Gaorr, AND G OR E 'WILSONHEA-RD', OFJCHICAGOQILLINOIS. 1

KATHERINE LEROY: WATKINS,

1 p A 1,494,871 ENT' OFFICE. I

M01 Ann WItING-EB.

i 1 Application filed March 16, 1923,, s riain 2s ,4s2.

To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that, "we, K .-\THr.aiNE LEROY W'A'rKI'ivs,Yl\lARr Lo isE GEOFF, and-GEORGE \VIiLsoN HEARD. citizens of the United States. of Cook and State of Illinois; have invented anew and useful Mop and ringer, of which the following is a specification.

, The present invention has to do with mops and mop wringers, and relates particularly to the combination of the mop and wringer upon the mop handle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a combination of mop and wringer parts whereby the strands of the mop will be advantageously grouped at the end of the handle when the device is in use, and will permit of the strands being forcibly compressed about such mophandle for purposes of compressing liquid therefrom.

A secondary object of the invention is to provide improved means for gripping the mop strands during a rotative wringing motion, and a unique strand holding device movable along the mop-handle.

These, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are attained by the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts of our device, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing attached to and made a part of this specification. and in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of a mop with its strands separated to show details of construction Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device while the mop strands are being wrung out;

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the mop in operable position;

Fig. 4 is a transverse 1l of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a similar section along the line 5--!') of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation showing the end of the mop-handle with the mop removed.

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the drawing and in the description which follows.

The device comprises a mop-handle 10 of the usual cylindrical form terminating in a flat end, and of any desired length.

Strands 11 of the mop are arranged circumferentiallyabout mop-handle 10 in sevsection on the line eral' layers, and acircumferential wrapping oi' binder 12fo'r one thereof is providedad jacent the end of the handle 10. v

A collar 13is loosely mounted upon mop' handle '10.- Such collar comprises an elon-' gated grip portion 14-for facilitating move-- ment of such collar either longitudinally or rotatively upon handle 10, a wide circumferential groove 15 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4:,

and a toothed inner end 16. The

toothed portion 16 comprises a plurality of regularly spaced radial projections adapted to engage a limited number of strands 11 durmg rotative movement of collar 13, such strands being secured at their other ends in the grooved or rlng seat 15 by a circumferential bin ployed by the der or wrapper 17 similar to that emat the end of the mop and indicated numeral 12.

Adjacent the extremity of the mop is a.

lock m ember 18 comprising a flat piece of metal, preferably of spring or bendable material, secured by fastenings 19 to the periphery of the mop-handle 10. Such locking member is best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5, and it is shown in said figures that the metal thereof is bowed outwardly before attachment to the handle 10.

In order to use the device as a mop, the

collar 13 is forced downwardly upon the mop-handle 10 and over the locking member 18 thus causing the metal thereof to buckle and bend to frictionally engage said collar. The strands 11 are made to spread out and form in abunch. The strands in this position are best shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to wring the mop, collar 13 is drawn back on the handle 10 as far as permitted by the fastenings for strands 11 and then turned by the hand applying rotative force to portion 14 thereof. Rotating collar 13 either to the right or to the left will express the water from strands 11 by compression upon handle 10. The teeth 18 separate strands 11 into a series of small groups their slipping, or the during the rotary com- Said teeth and prevent also relieve the strain otherwise to be borne by the circumferential wrapping 17. i

The

locking port-ion 18, while securely holding the collar 19 against accidental displacem tion sh ent when the mop is used in the posiown in Fig. 3, does not provide sufficient resistance against the withdrawal of the collar 13 from engagement therewith to make the change in position diflicult.

Reference should now be had to Fig. 6. In the preferred construction, the mophandle 10 is formed with a spurred or toothed end and has a circumferential groove 21 cut contiguous thereto. Strands 11 are spread over and about such toothed end 20 and then drawn upwardly on handle 10 as previously indicated. The circumferential band 12 is Wrapped securely about the strands 11 so disposed and is seated thereupon within the groove 21. In this manner rotation of strands 11 on the mop-handle 10 is securely resisted and slippage during the wringing motion wholly avoided.

lock member comprising a metal strip bowed at its middle and secured at its ends, said collar frictionally engaging said lock member when the mop is in operable position.

KATHERINE LEROY WATKINS. MARY LOUISE GROFF. GEQRGE WILSON HEARD. 

